Augusta’s registered voters in Ward 1, 2 and 4 will be casting votes in a primary eleciton for City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 26.

Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

Polling location are:

Ward 1 - Augusta Senior Center, 640 Osage

Ward 2 - First Baptist Church, 1501 State

Ward 4 - First Methodist Church, 2420 N. Ohio

The candidates running in the City Council primary races are as follows:

Ward 1 -Mike Martin: currently serving as councilor. He was appointed to the council following the resignation of Holly Harper last December. Martin owns a local business and is a stock broker/financial advisor with SagePoint Financial, Inc.

Ken Brinkman: retired from construction, lumber yard and retail sales and is “sincerely interested in the city and the welfare of the its citizens.”

Jason Lowery: family pastor at Haverhill Christian Church, with the primary responsibility to minister the youth and their families of the community. He believes “that Augusta is a great town with a ton of potential...and wants to continue improvements to our wonderful city.”

Mark Knowles: USD 402 Grounds and Maintenance Department employee and served in the Kansas National Guard. He believes, “the most important issue facing our city is simply having city council members that choose not to leave personal agendas at the door.”

Jamie Hubbard: works at Augusta Family Dentistry as a dental hygienist. She wants “to focus on economic development to promote and expand business and create jobs in our community.”